Your first site

You have an account and a plan. Now let's build something. This guide walks through creating a site, managing files, setting up a database, and configuring email.

Create a website

1. Open the control panel

   Client area → Login to panel (one click, no second password).

2. Create the site

   Websites → Create website:

   1. Enter your domain (or use the preview hostname)
   2. Choose the application type:
      • WordPress — managed WP with LiteSpeed Cache pre-installed
      • PHP — empty document root for custom PHP apps
      • Node.js — container with reverse proxy for Next.js, Express, etc.
      • Static — HTML/CSS/JS only
   3. Select PHP version (8.2+ recommended)
   4. Click Create

   Provisioning completes in under two minutes.

3. Verify it's live

   Visit your domain (or the preview link shown in the panel). You should see either your installed app or the default welcome page.

File management

You have multiple ways to manage files:

File Manager (in-browser)

Panel → File Manager. Upload, edit, create, and delete files directly in the browser. Good for quick edits — not ideal for bulk uploads.

SFTP

For bulk file transfers, use SFTP:

Recommended clients: FileZilla, Cyberduck, WinSCP.

Git deploy (Next.js plans)

For Node.js/Next.js: connect a Git repository in the panel. Every push builds and deploys automatically.

Databases

Create a database

Panel → Databases → Create database:

1. Name your database
2. A user and password are generated automatically
3. Note the credentials — you'll need them in your app config

Web database manager

Click Open phpMyAdmin (or equivalent) from the Databases screen. You can:

• Run SQL queries
• Import/export .sql dumps
• Browse and edit table data
• Create and drop tables

Connection details

For your app's configuration file:

Host: localhost
Port: 3306
Database: your_db_name
Username: your_db_user
Password: (shown in panel)

Email

Create a mailbox

Panel → Email → Create mailbox:

1. Choose the address (e.g. hello@yourdomain.com)
2. Set a password
3. Mailbox is ready immediately

Access email

Sending from WordPress

WordPress (and most PHP apps) cannot send email directly from the server — port 25 is blocked to prevent spam. Configure WP Mail SMTP with a relay service (Resend, Mailgun, etc.).

See FAQ → WordPress mail does not send for setup steps.

Preview links

Every site gets a temporary preview URL. Use it to:

• Build and test before connecting a domain
• Share with clients for approval
• Verify a migration before DNS cutover

The preview link is shown in Panel → Websites → your site → Preview link.

What's next